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Mark 6:4

Jesus

2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
KJV
But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
WEB
Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”
ASV
And Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
DARBY
But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not despised save in his own country, and among [his] kinsmen, and in his own house.
BLB
And Jesus was saying to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his house.”
ÅB
Og Jesus sa til dem: En profet blir ikke foraktet annensteds enn på sitt hjemsted og blant sine slektninger og i sitt hus.
OTB
Jesus sa til dem: "En profet er ikke uten ære, bortsett fra i sin hjemby, blant sine slektninger og i sitt eget hus."
B1930
Og Jesus sa til dem: En profet blir ikke foraktet annensteds enn på sitt hjemsted og blandt sine slektninger og i sitt hus.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • John 4:44

    For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

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  • Luke 4:24

    And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.

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  • Matthew 13:57

    And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

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  • Jeremiah 12:6

    For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after thee: believe them not, though they speak fair words unto thee.

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  • Jeremiah 11:21

    Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth, that seek thy life, saying, Prophesy not in the name of the LORD, that thou die not by our hand:

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